The Fermi Paradox
The Fermi Paradox
Live player count and Steam charts
positive · 998 reviews
24h low 124h high 5
The Fermi Paradox is a choice-driven sci-fi narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire civilizations in another. Guide species through millennia and help them explore the vastness of space, make contact and, perhaps, create harmony.
DeveloperAnomaly Games
PublisherAnomaly Games
ReleasedJul 1, 2021
Runs onWindows
Steam hardwareSteam Deck Unsupported
Price$18.99
Player history
Jul 15Jul 16Jul 17Jul 18
Each point is the highest number of players online in that day (UTC). Recorded by Steamalytics every hour since July 14, 2026. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
* current month, data so far
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 3 | — | — | 8 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
via Steam
- Mar 25, 2026Sinope Update - 0.74 - Choice Symbol Rework
- Feb 10, 2026Ananke Update - 0.73 - Simple Modding Support
- Sep 3, 2025Metis Update - 0.72 - Terraforming and Ingame Tutorial
- Dec 19, 2024Steam Dev Diary # 7 - Roadmap Update 2025
- Dec 19, 2024Io Update - 0.71 - Endgame balancing, and more to come
- Dec 21, 2023Small bugfix, Winter Sale and Old Version Branches
Audience
English
92%
French
2%
Portuguese (Brazil)
1%
German
1%
Spanish (Latin America)
1%
Russian
1%
Other
2%
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 632 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
